Dialled the number, get a automated voice saying "Thanks for calling,a
representative will be with you shortly" Then a pakki sounding woman answers
"Hello, Hello"

I would have thought that if they we're a legit company, they would answer
"Hello, "Alphacom, how can I help" or something.

I am guessing  maybe information was sold,  There was a channel 4 program on
this a month or so ago, where indian call centers would often sell detailed
lists of  qualified leads to other companies. What was more worrying was as
well as just the telephone numbers and related information useful for
telesales, bank and credit card details were also sold.

of course it is also posssible they just call numbers at random and guess
customers are still on orange by the dialing code

Graham Wrote:

My wife hasbeen receiving these calls every weekday evening for over
months - she gets one, explains that she isn't interested and the
asshe goes to ask them to remove her details, they hang up.  30 min
later, they call again, and as soon as she starts to say she's no
interested they hang up again.

I have tried calling the CLID no. , even waited to get through to a
operator who at first tries to sell me a contract, then as soon as the
realise I'm not interested they start talking in a foreign languag
(can't profess to know which but it is an indian sound dialect) an
then they hang up. We registered on TPS but they say they can't hel
because Alphacom deny all knowledge

Can't think what else to do now ..........

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